A Field Table that contains events where each field represents a column.

A dashboard field table widget contains the latest events for the given query in a table format where each field represents a column.

You can use a field table widget for the following reasons.

  • To see the latest events for the given query. This can be useful for change management or for security reasons.
  • To see only the fields you care about for a given query. This can be useful to limit event output.